For Beijing Olympic Games 2008, the Italian and the Irish teams have worn high tech apparel designed by Tecnofilati and its partners: Slam R&D and the Politecnico Milano.

Studying movements of sailors, critical points and weather conditions in Asia, they have set up the “Area 51 limited edition” collection and its "Resistex Carbon" and "Resistex Silver" brands. The main aims were to allow the greatest body movement freedom, to protect athletes from the sunlight, to lessen the feeling of heat, to bring bacteriostatic and anallergic properties...

Source: Il Sole 24 Ore August 9th 2008